Sabaton have unveiled yet another video from their newest opus, The Great War, this time for a song called "Seven Pillars Of Wisdom". The song and cinematic video are about Lawrence Of Arabia, keeping up with the WWI topic of the album; with the video being filmed in Tunisia and it leading to several accidents on set. You can watch the video below.



The official statement reads as follows: "The song deals with the topic of the British archaeologist, diplomat and officer T.E. Lawrence and his adventures during the Great War where he convinces local rebels to join him on a sabotage mission against the Ottoman Empire. A lot of technical equipment, cars and generators broke down in the heat of the sun, not to mention the treacherous sandstorms that constantly haunted the recordings. On top of that, the band was also involved in a serious car accident. Despite all the difficulties faced, Sabaton were able to produce the video in the way the band visualized and can now proudly reveal it. Starring in the video as the main character is the Swedish American actor Indy Neidell who is also the host of the Sabaton History Channel. The video was directed by the Tunisian filmmaker Mehdi Jouni."

Pär Sundström states: "Finally we can share this great music video with you and show you that our trip to the Sahara not only led to the car accident you have read about but actually to a great adventure and an even greater video. We initially investigated ways to film this video in other locations, even in studios with greenscreen but in the end we decided to go to a suitable location. I am very impressed with the band, the cast and the crew who all put in a lot of effort to make this happen."

You can also watch the respective Sabaton History Channel episode here, which is a lot shorter than powering through the four hours of the 1962 movie:

Source:	nuclearblast.de
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